Journeys that start with an idea to solve urgent problems and are eventually implemented for the benefit of many are scarce. In particular, building chemical technology companies is extremely tough. Therefore, I believe that the message we provide with “Chemical ventures from ideas to scaled solutions” will help those who have big ambitions, and that […]
Author: David Fernandez-Rivas
Best and weird | Washington Post | The Times
It is a very gratifying experience to see how the combination of excellent scientific work and applied engineering is so well received by the broader society. I am extremely proud of FlowBeams team and our work now featured in the The Washington Post among the best and weirdest technologies at CES 2025 to watch out for […]
Clinical and engineering knowledge for a better drug delivery method
Combining clinical expertise with engineering ambitions can lead to endless possibilities. In our latest interview in Amazing Erasmus, Martijn van Doorn (Erasmusmc Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) and I share our vision for a future where patients can receive injections without needles, increasing the effectiveness of medical treatments, while reducing waste generated before and after each […]
Publication in Physics of Fluids
The Physics of Fluids journal selected as Featured publication our latest results in the BuBble Gun project: Cavitation-induced microjets tuned by channels with alternating wettability patterns. This work is the result of the visit of prof. Andrew Dickerson from the University of Tennessee last year in January. In this collaboration, we investigated the microjet generated from channels […]
Women in Science and my STEM Career Path
This week the world celebrates Women in STEM and Science. The first time I realized there was a problem, or lack of Women in STEM, was when I started working abroad, because I had two superb supervisors for my undergrad degrees: Maria E. Montesinos and Margarita Piedra. With this post, I want to thank other women […]
Impacting paper advancing knowledge on needle free jet injections
Diana’s first publication as first author is out! The title is “Microfluidic jet impact: spreading, splashing, soft substrate deformation and injection” and can be found at the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. This is part of the Bubble-Gun project, a system we are developing for needle-free injections. We present distinct impact behaviours based on […]
Squeezing droplets and shooting jets at them to inject
From the series of squeezing and playing with droplets, and building on the work that we did on microfluidic jets impacting on droplets, Miguel and I decided to confine droplets between two glass walls. This allowed us to visualise and make a deep analaysis of the generated cavity when the injection is made. Furthermore, we could […]
Winners of Magic 50 Awards Dutch Innovation Days 2022
Winners! My team won as FlowBeams, the Magic 50 Award, granted by the Dutch Innovation Days, 2022. The night of the competition, a small group from our Team received and celebrated the prize. It was a great honour to compete with such great innovations (here). Euronitrile , CLEVER°FRANKE, Flux Robotics, The Great Bubble Barrier® , Phycom, Stratech , EC Sens, Moovd, DEMCON, OneThird , Moneybird, Baseflow, Rival Foods, Innovadis BV, Flow […]
Injecting without needles: more efficient and less pain
Prikken zonder naald: zuiniger en minder pijnlijk Injecting without needles can be done more efficiently and causing less pain. The very prestigious news magazine NRC (Dutch) gave a great recount of what our efforts are aimed at and its reach. The article mentions our plans to collaborate with Anna Roukens, from LUMC.
Publication in Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
How to decide which product or technology is more green than others? Assessing the sustainability level of processes and reactions is still challenging. But, our recent publication can assist those working in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy and Process Engineering. On an intensification factor for green chemistry and engineering: The value of an operationally simple decision-making tool […]